Great Lakes Service Center Mark Pelot, CFEI Fire Investigator Detroit 586-943-2076 mpelot@uis-usa.com EDUCATION: Madonna University Livonia, Fire and Arson Investigation OHS/FS 328 Fire and Arson Advanced Techniques OHS/FS 428 2003-2004 Central University - Bachelor of Applied Arts Mt. Pleasant, 1997-2002 EMPLOYMENT: Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc. Detroit, Special Investigator 2012 to Present Certified Investigations International Redford Township, Fire Investigator 2002-2012 Updated 07/2015
SPECIALIZED TRAINING: International Symposium on Fire Investigation, Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD September 22-24, 2014 42 th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar, Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators Inc., Fire Expert Testimony Preparation, Auburn Hills,, May 1 & 2, 2014, 14 Hours Unified Investigations & Sciences, Inc., OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200-Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, February 25, 2014, 1 Hour Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the First Responder, Macomb Community College Emergency Services Training Center, July 17, 2013, 8 Hours DeLisle Associates, LTD, Certificate of Training, Initial Operations & Maintenance, Asbestos Training, Portage,, Certificate #OM-1328, November 6-7, 2012, 16 Hours International Symposium on Fire Investigation, Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, October 15 17, 2012 39 th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar, Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators Inc., Trends in Fire Investigation, Auburn Hills,, April 28-29, 2011, International Association of Arson Investigators, Automobile Fire Investigation Regional Training Seminar; Dearborn,, November 3, 2010 8 Hours International Symposium on Fire Investigation, Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, September 27-29, 2010 38 th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar, Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators Inc., Anatomy of a Fire Investigation, Auburn Hills,, April 29-30, 2010, National Association of Fire Investigators, Certified Fire Investigation Instructor Boston, Massachusetts; March 7-11, 2010, Seminar & Tested Certification International Association of Arson Investigators, Advanced Arson Investigative Techniques for the Insurance Industry, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia, November 1-6, 2009 U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Fire/Arson Origin-and-Cause Investigations National Emergency Training Center, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 5-16, 2009 2
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Ride-a-long with Detroit Fire Department Arson Section, August, 2009 Arson Prevention Committee, Structural & Mobile Property Fire Accident Damage Analysis Investigation, Davison, ; June 19, 2009 37 th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar, Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators, Inc., Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction, Auburn Hills, ; April 30 & May 1, 2009 Instructor for NFPA 921 and Related Legal Issues, Oakland Community College, Fire Training Institute, April 21, 2009 Council of Private Investigators and Council of Private Investigators Ontario, Joint Conference, Detroit, / Windsor, Ontario, October 2-3, 2008 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 19-21, 2008 36 th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar, Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators, Inc., Current Trends in Fire Investigation, Auburn Hills,, May 1-2, 2008 35 th Annual Origin & Cause Seminar, Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators, Inc., Electrical Investigations - Busting Some Myths, Auburn Hills,, May 11, 2007 International Symposium of Fire Investigation Science and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 26-28, 2006 Metropolitan Detroit Fire Inspectors Society and Redford Fire Department, Live Burn Scenario, Redford,, May 15, 2006 34 th Annual Origin and Cause Seminar, Residential Fire Investigation, Auburn Hills,, May 5 and 6, 2006 Chapter of National Society of Insurance Investigators, Livonia,, May 18, 2006 Madonna University, Livonia, ; April, 2006; Assisted in teaching the Fire and Arson Investigation OHS/FS 328 Class Public Agency Training Council, Grand Rapids,, November 2-3, 2005 3
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): Arson Prevention Committee, Motor Vehicle Theft & Fire Investigation, Romulus,, June 10, 2005 Public Agency Training Council, Fire Pattern Recognition, Identification & Certification Cadillac, ; May 9-11, 2005, Tested Course Arson Prevention Committee, Interviewing and Interrogating, Riverview,, April 28, 2005 IAAI Expert Courtroom Testimony Program, Expert Witness Testimony Course, Troy,, April 22-24, 2005 International Symposium on Fire Investigation, The Fire Service College, Moreton-in- Marsh, England, June 28-30, 2004 31 st Annual Oakland County Association of Arson and Fire Investigation Seminar Auburn Hills,. Attended and assisted in lecture International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFITrainer.net o NFPA 921 & 1033 2014 Editions: Important Revisions, July 28, 2014, 3 Hours o Preparation for the Marine Fire Scene, July 15, 2013, 4 Hours o Ethics and Social Media, August 29, 2013, 3 Hours o Explosion Dynamics, July 1, 2013, 4 Hours o Electrical Safety, June 27, 2013, 3 Hours o Introduction to Fire Dynamics & Modeling, June 26, 2013, 4 Hours o Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab?, June 24, 2013, 4 Hours o NFPA1033 and Your Career, June 19, 2013, 2 Hours o Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires, May 13, 2013, 4 Hours o How First Responders Impact The Fire Investigation, March 22, 2013, 2 Hours o Understanding Fire Through the Candle Experiments, March 12, 2013, 4 Hours 4
SPECIALIZED TRAINING (CONT.): International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) CFITrainer.net o MagneTek: A Case Study In The Daubert Challenge, March 12, 2013, 2 Hours o Documenting the Event, June 28, 2012, o Digital Photography and the Fire Investigator, October 7, 2011, o Effective Investigation and Testimony, October 5, 2011, o Fire and Explosion Investigations: Utilizing NFPA 1033 and 921, October 4, 2011, o Critical Thinking Solves Cases, September 30, 2011, o Arc Mapping Basics, September 27, 2011, o A Ventilation-Focused Approach to the Impact of Building Structures and Systems on Fire Development, September 27, 2011, o Fundamentals of Interviewing, August 29, 2011, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 2008-Present 2009-Present 2011-Present National Association of Fire Investigators Oakland County Association of Arson and Fire Investigators, Inc. International Association of Arson Investigations CERTIFICATIONS: National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), Certified Fire Investigation Instructor (CFII) Certificate # 13541-7406i, Through November 5, 2015 National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), Certified Fire Investigation Instructor (CFII) Certificate # 13541-7406i, March 11, 2010 National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI), Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) Certificate # 13541-7406i, March 17, 2009 5
EXPERIENCE: Mr. Pelot has several hundred hours of classroom fire investigation training extending over his nearly 13 years of experience in the private sector of the fire service. He has assisted/conducted in excess of 1500 residential and industrial fire loss investigations to determine origin and cause. Mr. Pelot has authored approximately 800 reports. He has been formally trained in the areas of expert witness testimony, burn pattern recognition, and investigative procedures and techniques. Since then, he has participated in a variety of seminars, training programs, and classes dedicated to fire investigation. This includes work with Madonna University, Oakland County Fire and Police Training Center, The Fire Service College in England, The International Association of Arson Investigators, The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia and The National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. GUEST INSTRUCTOR: Oakland County Association of Arson & Fire Investigators, Inc., Troy Fire and Police Training Center, Troy, : Instructor for NFPA 921 and Related Legal Issues. Madonna University, Livonia, : Assisted in teaching the Fire and Arson Investigation and Fire and Arson Advanced Techniques 31 st Annual Oakland County Association of Arson and Fire Investigation Seminar Auburn Hills, ; Attended and assisted in lecture EXPERT TESTIMONY/DEPOSITIONS: 2014 Deposition Absolute Lawn vs Buck and Knoby, Troy, MI, 9-8-14, 6 Hours 2014 Expert Witness, Origin/Cause Testimony, Third Circuit Court, Wayne County, 2013 Deposition Luihomar Canales & Yesenia Martinez vs Allstate Insurance Company, Southfield, MI, 3-12-13 2012 Expert Witness, Origin/Cause Testimony, Third Circuit Court, Wayne County, 2012 Expert Witness, Origin/Cause Testimony, United States District Court, Eastern District of 2011 Expert Witness, Origin/Cause Testimony, 36 th District Court, Wayne County, 6
EXPERT TESTIMONY/DEPOSITIONS (CONT.): 2010 Expert Witness, Origin/Cause Testimony, 14 th District Court, Washtenaw County, 2009 Expert Witness, Origin/Cause Testimony, 36 th District Court, Wayne County, 2008 Testimony, Origin/Cause, Evidentiary Hearing, Circuit Court, St. Clair County, 7